• Bluesky Welcome to the social internet.
• Debbie's unofficial guide to Bluesky (Debbie Ridpath Ohi) A useful unofficial resource.
• Blue Sky
To reply to a chat message on BlueSky, click on the message to open it, type your reply in the gray box that says "Write a message," then click the blue arrow on the right.
If you're trying to reply to a post or a comment, click on the item you're replying to, type your reply in the box, then click the blue "reply" button.
There are videos on YouTube that can explain whatever process you are attempting.
• What is Bluesky and why are so many people suddenly leaving X for the platform? (The Guardian, 11-16-24)
• What is Bluesky? Everything to know about the X competitor (Amanda Silberling, Cody Corrall, Alyssa Stringer, TechCrunch, 12-3-24)
• Tips and tricks for advanced Bluesky Search
• Directory of all Bluesky starter packs (of people you'll want to follow)
• Bluesky directory (also Bluesky starter packs)
• The "Edibuddies" Editors Starter Pack: (Bluesky)
• Bluesky, Smiling at Me (Technology, The Shift, NY Times, 11-22-24) Bluesky has a hint of the old Twitter magic, but the feeling of freedom it offers might be even better.
• Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky (Wes Davis, The Verge, 11-16-24) While Bluesky offers two algorithmic feeds to start — “Discover” and “Popular With Friends” — things start to get a lot more fun when you get into custom feeds. Bluesky itself has made some, but most of the custom feeds are user-created. Includes instructions on how to use "custom feeds."
• How to use Bluesky Social: Everything to know about the popular X alternative (Lance Whitney, ZDnet, 11-12-24)
• How to migrate from X to Bluesky without losing your followers (Jason Perlow, ZDnet,11-11-24)
This extension lets you easily migrate your follows and block list from X (formerly Twitter) to Bluesky, but you need to act fast because its functionality may be short-lived. Here's why.
"It's no secret that X (formerly Twitter) has been in flux since Elon Musk took over the company. The platform has undergone a series of controversial changes, alienating users with each new decision. The most recent privacy shift, which allows blocked users to view your posts (though they can't engage with you directly), has sent many of X's most loyal users scrambling for the exits.
"This change to the block feature is the final straw for many, myself included. Blocking was crucial to maintaining privacy and control over our social presence. By allowing blocked users to view content, X has taken a major step backward regarding user safety. While I've switched my X account to protected mode, even that feels like a temporary patch rather than a solution.
• Elon Musk's X wins the attention war in America (Sara Fischer, Axios, 11-15-24) Elon Musk's X platform continues to be the dominant social discourse app in America, garnering 30 times more daily visits in the U.S. on average during the general election than rival platforms, according to data from Similarweb. X also saw a larger usage bump on Election Day than its rivals. Plus info on how Trump's friendship with Musk affects positioning.
Of note: The post-election week saw users, including The Guardian, leave X in a small protest and join Bluesky, which has seen over a million downloads in a few days and crossed the 15 million user mark.